Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)

Profile view of ant Solenopsis invicta
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Red imported fire ant | Solenopsis invicta photo

Dorsal view of ant Solenopsis invicta
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Red imported fire ant | Solenopsis invicta photo

Head view of ant Solenopsis invicta
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Red imported fire ant | Solenopsis invicta photo

Fire ant colony on the hill-top of West Trail, Lost Maples State Natural Area, Texas, USA.
Photograph by Wing-Chi Poon. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	invicta
Common Name:	Red imported fire ant

Relatives in same Genus
  Fire ant (S. geminata)
  Black imported fire ant (S. richteri)
  Southern fire ant (S. xyloni)

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